Matt Mitrione vs. Rob Broughton moved to UFC on FX 5

Sources close to the event on Tuesday told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Matt Mitrione (5-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) vs. Rob Broughton (15-7-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) now will take place at UFC on FX 5.

UFC on FX 5 takes place Oct. 5 at Target Center in Minneapolis. The event’s main card airs on FX while preliminary-card fights are expected to air on FUEL TV. The event was moved to Minneapolis from an original Sept. 7 date in Indianapolis.

Broughton withdrew from UFC on FOX 4 to deal with a few personal matters. Rather than find a short-notice opponent for Mitrione, the UFC elected to move the bout.

Mitrione looks to regain his footing in the heavyweight division after getting outpointed by Cheick Kongo at UFC 137, which snapped a five-fight win streak and took him out of title contention. The former football player debuted to the UFC audience on “The Ultimate Fighter 10,” where he made it to the semifinals of the reality show.

Broughton is in dire need of a win. The U.K. native submitted Vinicius Queiroz at UFC 120 only to drop back-to-back fights against Travis Browne and Phil De Fries, respectively.

UFC on FX 5 is the promotion’s first trip to Minneapolis since UFC 87, when welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre defended his title against Jon Fitch and Brock Lesnar made his octagon debut. As USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com were first to report, the card will be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Browne and Antonio Silva.

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